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Warren Buffett's Daughter Asked Him For A $41,000 Loan To Remodel Her Kitchen, But The Billionaire Told Her: 'Go To The Bank Like Everyone Else'
Benzinga ^ | 09/16/2024 | by Jeannine Mancini, Benzinga Staff Writer

Posted on 09/17/2024 4:29:50 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest people in the world with a net worth of $142 billion, according to Bloomberg, is also known for his generosity. He has donated billions to charity over the years, but when it comes to his kids, handouts aren’t part of the deal.

In the HBO Becoming Warren Buffett documentary, Susie Buffett shared a story that gives a glimpse into her father's frugality. This wasn't the first time she had discussed it. Back in 2011, a Globe and Mail article mentioned that Susie once asked her father for a $41,000 loan to renovate her kitchen after she had a baby. She needed to make room for the high chair, but Warren's response was to tell her to "go to the bank like everyone else."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Reference; Society
KEYWORDS: buffett; daughter; frugality; kitchen; loan; susanbuffett; warrenbuffett
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What a prick in my opinion
1 posted on 09/17/2024 4:29:50 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Total jerk


2 posted on 09/17/2024 4:31:20 PM PDT by rdcbn1
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Why not try to keep more wealth within the family, instead of making somebody else richer?


3 posted on 09/17/2024 4:33:40 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“but you are my bank Daddy”


4 posted on 09/17/2024 4:35:07 PM PDT by HerrBlucher
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is he taking his money with him ?


5 posted on 09/17/2024 4:35:13 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Maybe she had gone to the well one too many times.


6 posted on 09/17/2024 4:35:45 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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$41k is quite the remodeling job!


7 posted on 09/17/2024 4:36:36 PM PDT by Fai Mao (The US government is run by pedophiles and Perverts for pedophiles and perverts.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yep


8 posted on 09/17/2024 4:37:38 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He gets to enjoy the perks of wealth — that he made simply by investing in the stock market and then charging ppl for his management services — but his adult children don’t? What a POS.


9 posted on 09/17/2024 4:37:56 PM PDT by Prince of Space (Trump 2024! )
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If his daughter was a loafer or on drugs I could understand his reaction. If she or her husband were working and asking for help and he refused, he’s an ass*ole


10 posted on 09/17/2024 4:38:20 PM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” -)
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41k to make room for a high chair? Nope.


11 posted on 09/17/2024 4:38:23 PM PDT by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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Warren's response was to tell her to "go to the bank like everyone else."

I assume that Warren had paid for her college education. So what else does she need? She should be to get a decent job and support herself.

12 posted on 09/17/2024 4:38:37 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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If his daughter was a loafer or on drugs I could understand his reaction. If she or her husband were working and asking for help and he refused, he’s an ass*ole

Entitlement. Warren owes her nothing.

13 posted on 09/17/2024 4:39:22 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Fai Mao

With the costs of supplies to do a remodel today, 41K is cheap the appliances alone will run you 10K, flooring, sink, counters, cabinets 41K is cheap!!


14 posted on 09/17/2024 4:40:10 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: skr

I’ve heard the oracle of Omaha wants to leave the bulk of his billions to kill future babies.


15 posted on 09/17/2024 4:40:15 PM PDT by KierkegaardMAN (I never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He’s a scumbag. Thinks inheritance tax should be 100%. This of course is because all his money is in the Gates foundation. Foundations are the way wealthy families maintain their fortunes. Everybody else should give it to the government.


16 posted on 09/17/2024 4:40:18 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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He probably figured eventually, he would be timidly asked to ‘forgive’ the loan, because his daughter may not have been organized enough to continue payments, and he may have also figured that he would be to weak to say ‘No’ at that point.


17 posted on 09/17/2024 4:41:02 PM PDT by lee martell
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Wouldn’t you think he’d set up stock portfolios for his children when they were young and contribute to them?


18 posted on 09/17/2024 4:41:11 PM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” -)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

JEEZE he could have given her a loan at a MUCH LOWER interest rate!!


19 posted on 09/17/2024 4:41:31 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He’s an excellent far-left turd roller.


20 posted on 09/17/2024 4:41:49 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If the DNC would spay and neuter their supporters we wouldn't need all these abortions.)
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